... "Steroids are artificially produced hormones that are similar to testosterone" (Downshen). Testosterone is a natural male hormone that gives a man his traits. The major contribution of steroids is to increase the male's testosterone, which in turn, allows the male to become stronger and gain weight. With a greater ... body mass and strength, players can take an edge over other players. "Former major leaguer Ken Caminiti says he was on steroids when he won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1996" (Sports Illustrated). This is a perfect example of a player going from ... . B...

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... steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. The NFL quakes through its version of "roid rage", lashing out at ESPN and forcing the network into canceling the series "Playmakers", because the league wants to drive home the point that it has zero tolerance for any kind of steroid use, even the fictional kind. In the NBA steroids is a small issue because they ... concerns -namely, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, PCP and the hormones that raged in a Colorado hotel room last summer. The NHL has no mandatory drug testing, at least for its players. The league, however, has cracked back on the fre...

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... their peers, even after their normal career cycle is over" (Scally). In the New York Times, Sam Robert's article about sports careers gave the statistic that, "The average major league baseball career is less than 12 years and the average football player's career is less than six years" (Roberts), which is why many players turn to steroid use. Steroids ... . The players were given a warning, but there was no policy in place to test them, so players still used them. Unmonitored steroid use continued until 2004; at that time the league began to test players. The testing was random and the ...

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... in both men and women, and is reported to increase nitrogen preservation resulting in increased muscle mass. In the body, "andro" becomes active upon conversion to testosterone - the major "male" hormone responsible for muscle growth and other male characteristics such as growth of facial hair and development of a deep voice. Higher levels of testosterone are thought to ... in muscle mass and muscle volume as well as strength increases. Behavioural differences include aggression, and anti - sociable tendencies. Legality The International Olympic committee, the National Football League, ...

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... outweigh the benefits. For example, In the late 1970's and mid 80's, Lyle Alzado was one of the top players in the National Football League. He had a huge, muscular body that struck fear into every opponent, and upon his retirement in 1986 he was noted as one of the ... more frequent gynecomastia, decreased testicular length, and higher cholesterol than non-users and it also found that 23% of the steroid users suffered from major mood syndromes (Katz). Steroids also cause high blood pressure, stress, and more serious neurological problems. Users of steroids tend to become more aggressiv...

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... thinks it is "cool" to do drugs, drink, and party, all because they did it and got away with it. Every day on the news there is some major controversy involving a professional athlete. Whether it is being arrested for domestic violence, or being looked at for illegal use of steroids their names are plastered everywhere. Becoming famous means that ... published, unless of course you have a superb agent who can cover it up for you. According to an article in The Post Game, "One in every 45 National Football League players (2.2 percent) is arrested. The national arrest rate is one in 23 (4...

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... of awards gained when they were using steroids and people being charged with dealing steroids. Sportsmen using steroids were shunned throughout the sports world. Many sports with the exception of major league Baseball have a no tolerance policy in effect today for abusers. The backlash sprung from the medical evidence that steroids were an addictive substance with serious consequences. Doctors found the effects ... ...

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... entertainment and people want to win. Athletes are willing to do whatever it takes to win. Steroids have taken sports to new levels. The reality is, there are several players Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NFL that got there by using steroids. Teenagers are using steroids more than ever today, and this is becoming a big problem. Athletes are cultural icons ... ...

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